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    The Man: a Poet's Vision of Jesus
    The Man: a Poet's Vision of Jesus
    The Man: a Poet's Vision of Jesus
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    The Man: a Poet's Vision of Jesus

    By Ann Wright

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    The Man: A Poet's Vision of Jesus continues the author's spiritual journey of faith. Specific events in the New Testament are described or alluded to, but the poetry reflect's Ann's thoughts and interpretations of the life of Jesus. Jesus was the Son of God, but for a brief period, he was a man who lived among men - and changed the world forever. This book stresses his humanity, his ability to understand us and the way we live, and perhaps helps us appreciate even more the sacrifices he made for mankind. This is the second book of poetry published by the author.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateAug 23, 2011
    ISBN9781462040506
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      The Man - Ann Wright

      THE MAN

      A Poet's Vision of Jesus

      9781462040490_TXT.pdf

      Ann Wright

      iUniverse, Inc.

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      THE MAN: A POET’S VISION OF JESUS

      Copyright © 2011 by Ann Wright

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      Contents

      FOREWORD: THE GREATEST STORY

      THE HERETIC

      JESUS THE JEW

      THE PEOPLE’S GOD

      JOSEPH

      MARY

      A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS STORY

      THE GAME

      HEY, BASTARD!

      TEMPLE VISIT

      JOHN

      YES

      JOSEPH’S SON

      THE WAITING MAN

      A FACE IN THE CROWD

      JESUS LAUGHED

      THE DISCIPLE

      THE PRINCE

      THE MAN

      THE DISCIPLE WHOM JESUS LOVED

      LOOK! HERE COMES JESUS!

      JUDAS

      IT IS I, GOD. IT IS I.

      THE WOMEN

      FORSAKEN

      THE TEARS OF GOD

      CAIAPHAS

      FAME’S REWARD

      THE SHROUD

      40

      EASTER

      THE MODERN MAN

      WHAT WOULD I DO, JESUS?

      ANTICHRIST

      WAR LORD

      WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

      JESUS, HOW WILL I KNOW?

      HELP

      IT’S TOO HARD

      WHAT IF I GOT IT WRONG, GOD?

      JESUS LOVES ME

      SONG

      SONG 2

      LAST WORDS

      BOOK 1

      9781462040490_TXT.pdf

      THE MAN:

      A POET’S VISION OF JESUS

      FOREWORD: THE GREATEST STORY

      Jesus Christ. Can I presume to write about a man

      Already acclaimed throughout the world? Do I think I can

      Add a voice, a thought, a hope that no one else has known?

      My bible studies, started late, still have not grown

      To match the learning of others. In fact, the bible vexes me.

      Matthew, Mark, Luke, John - four versions of one story.

      Yet throughout them all, a common faith in one teacher;

      Faith shared, passed on, embraced by populace and preachers

      Until the world was changed forever by one man’s philosophies.

      I was changed, am changing still. So I start with these

      Four gospels. Four men trying to be one voice

      Of remembrance, of respect. Four men who made a choice

      To dedicate their lives to Jesus Christ. Four men who

      Inscribed his life, his immortality. Only two

      May have walked with him. Scholars doubt that they shared

      His daily life. But their reverence for him made them dare

      To perpetuate his message. Jesus did not write.

      His thoughts, his dreams, his goals could have been lost in spite

      Of the esteem that he inspired in countless hearts and minds.

      The gospel authors immortalized his words. In fact, we find

      That other gospels also chronicled Jesus’ life;

      But elders chose just four because of political strife.

      Just as now, our ancestors made him what they chose.

      Devout no doubt but human, the authors’ words impose

      Their understanding, bias too, so that the man we see

      Reflects less of humanity than his divinity.

      Though Son of God, he was a man. His brief time on this earth

      Must have embraced human feelings beginning with his birth.

      I believe he felt hunger, hot and cold, and thirst.

      He laughed with joy, wept in sorrow, despaired when life was worst.

      He must have felt how we felt, knew how frail we were.

      If we embraced his words, his God, he knew what we’d incur.

      He tried to show us we could face ordeal, death, contempt.

      Jesus could have walked away, but he did not exempt

      Himself from pain. We watched him die. He was just a man.

      But then his wonder showed us that, just as he, we can

      Overcome the worst of life; for best of life lies in

      Our God, our Jesus, our faith, our soul, the love we have within.

      THE HERETIC

      What a conundrum! Every facet of my faith

      Reflects the teachings of Jesus Christ,

      A man who wrote nothing, whose words and deeds

      Are reported by many. Yet scholars often argue

      About who actually knew Jesus and wrote with authority.

      What’s more, the bible I read has been translated

      From historical documents many times

      Before written on the pages in my hands.

      Some people would have me

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